Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 271 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Words said go inside): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”, starting with a capital letter. Speaker after: “Please sit down,” said the teacher. — a comma (or ? for a question) inside the closing mark, a full stop at the end. Speaker first: Mum said, “Come here.” — a comma after said / asked, and the end mark inside the closing mark.

1. 1.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Riya said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) Riya said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Manav. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) Grandma said (d) Let us play outside.
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Saanvi? (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Saanvi. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Saanvi. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Saanvi.
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Meera asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (b) Meera asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Meera asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Meera asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Ishaan. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Ishaan. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ishaan. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Ishaan?
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Joseph said “Let us play outside.” (b) Joseph said, Let us play outside. (c) Joseph said, “Let us play outside. (d) Joseph said, “Let us play outside.”
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, The soup is ready. (b) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (c) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (d) Dad said, “The soup is ready.”
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, It is my turn now. (b) Grandma said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Grandma said “It is my turn now.” (d) Grandma said, “It is my turn now.
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) The teacher said
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) Dad said (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Isha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Riya. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya? (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Riya. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Riya.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Aarav said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Aarav said, I have finished my homework. (d) Aarav said “I have finished my homework.”
19. 19.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said Sneha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Dev said
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit down. (b) The teacher said (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Diya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya said, “Close the window. (b) Riya said, Close the window. (c) Riya said “Close the window.” (d) Riya said, “Close the window.”
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Arjun. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (b) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (c) Let us play outside,” said Dad. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Dad.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus is late today. (c) The bus (d) Aarav said
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the (c) Mum said (d) Close the window.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) said, The (c) The bus is late today. (d) The coach said
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) said, The (c) Simran said (d) The bus
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) Mum said
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) It is my turn now,” said Simran. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Simran. (c) “It is my turn now,” said Simran. (d) “It is my turn now” said Simran.
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Tenzin? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Tenzin. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Tenzin. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Tenzin.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Yash. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash? (c) “Where is my bag” asked Yash. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Yash.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside” said Joseph. (b) Let us play outside,” said Joseph. (c) “Let us play outside.” said Joseph. (d) “Let us play outside,” said Joseph.

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